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Construction products regulation CPR – Regulation(EU) No 305/2011

Issue: 1090-x standard set (1090-1 Execution of steel structures and aluminium structures – Part 1: Requirements for conformity assessment of structural components – harmonized,  1090-2,1090-3,1090-4,1090-5: Technical requirements- non harmonized)

What does an accredited CAB issue on certificate? Is it only steel structures and aluminium structures according to 1090-1? Or can it list 1090-2 next to 1090-1? Are there possibilities to issue certificate with 1090-1 and an annex to certificate where CAB will state that the products is manufactured according to 1090-2?

March 2021

EN 1090 comprises five parts currently:

EN 1090-1: Requirements for conformity assessment for structural components (CE-Marking)
EN 1090-2: Technical requirements for the execution of steel structures
EN 1090-3: Technical requirements for the execution of aluminium structures
EN 1090-4: Execution of steel structures and aluminium structures; Technical requirements for cold-formed structural steel elements and cold-formed structures for roof, ceiling, floor and wall applications.
EN 1090-5: Execution of steel structures and aluminium structures; Technical requirements for cold-formed structural aluminium elements and cold-formed structures for roof, ceiling, floor and wall applications.

Since the subject of the question is CPR, then we should consider an accredited CAB and notified body as the same.

Since the valid issue year of EN 1090-1 is 2009 and the amendment year is 2011, it is not giving any reference to part 4 (the issue year 2018) and part 5 (the issue year 2017). It gives reference to only part 2 and part 3 in relevant clauses. The CPR harmonized standards list covers only EN 1090-1, not other parts. That means other parts are not harmonized. But,

In the GNB-CPD position paper from SG17 – EN 1090-1:2009 (NB-CPD/SG17/09/069) document, under clause 1.2.; it is stated that “The certificate issued by the NB shall be definitive in terms of the scope and execution class of product types, the applicable standards, and the facilities covered.”

According to this requirement, the certificate shall include the content similar to below examples;

Example 1:
“Construction product: Structural components and kits for steel structures to EXC1 according to EN 1090-2
Confirmation: This certificate attests that all provisions concerning the assessment and verification of constancy of performance described in Annex ZA of the harmonized standard
EN 1090-1:2009+A1:2011
Under system 2+ are applied, and that the factory production control fulfills all the prescribed requirements stated therein.”

Example 2:
“Construction product: Structural components and kits for aluminum structures to EXC2 according to EN 1090-3
Confirmation: This certificate attests that all provisions concerning the assessment and verification of constancy of performance described in Annex ZA of the harmonized standard
EN 1090-1:2009+A1:2011
Under system 2+ are applied, and that the factory production control fulfills all the prescribed requirements stated therein.”

In GNB-CPR Position Paper: Issuance of certificates under CPR (NB-CPR/14-612r5) the certificate content is listed in between clause 2 a) and 2 n). The certificate models are: